The seven U.S. states that make up the Colorado River basin are struggling to agree on how best to manage the river’s water ...

You might think a mighty river carving the Grand Canyon would easily make its journey to the ocean. The truth is far more sobering. For most of the past century, the Colorado River has been running ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CIÉNEGA DE SANTA CLARA, Mexico — The rusty observation tower at the edge of this wastewater-fed marsh offers an osprey-eye view of ...

We are two and a half decades into the Southwest’s most severe drought of the last 1,200 years, and this winter’s snow dearth ...

With the seven basin states locked in a stalemate over Colorado River negotiations, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released its draft of options for managing the basin’s water supply. The states now ...

An aerial photograph of the end of the Colorado River in Mexico in October 2025. As a Coloradan who grew up skiing, I am ...